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Newsby Wes PlattMay 4, 2023

CALSTART Report: Funding Lowers EV Barriers, but Hurdles Remain

Federal and state programs make electric school buses more affordable, but technical support and fleet electrification planning can hamper ambitions.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 2, 2023

Lightning eMotors Producing ZEV4 Type A School Buses

The Colorado-based provider of zero-emission vehicles announced its next-gen electric school bus built on the GM-based ZEV4 platform.

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Articlesby Wes PlattMay 2, 2023

Closer Look: EPA Clean School Bus Round 2 Application Process

Get the rundown on what's needed to submit an application for a piece of the $400M in funding for zero- and low-emission school buses through the latest opportunity offered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 1, 2023

Collins Introduces Type A School Bus on Ford E-Transit Chassis

The E-Transit model represents the first Type A school bus on an electric power train from a full-line automaker.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 28, 2023

New Consultants Aim to Ease School Fleet Electrification

They'll work with First Consulting to help school districts with planning and deployment of electric school buses.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 27, 2023

Florida District Provides Historic Blue Bird EV Order

Broward County Public Schools ordered 60 school buses - the largest EV school bus fleet purchase in Blue Bird's history.

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Newsby Wes PlattApril 25, 2023

Praise for Clean School Bus Funding Meets Political Concerns

Environmentalists welcome the latest round of funding from the Environmental Protection Agency via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But some politicians don't approve of the focus on electric vehicles.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 24, 2023

EPA Launches $400M Clean School Bus Grant Program

The application deadline for this grant opportunity is on Aug. 22, 2023.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 24, 2023

Boston's First 20 EV School Buses Join Fleet

The pilot program with Blue Bird is a first step toward converting the entire 750-vehicle district bus fleet to electric by 2030.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 19, 2023

Electric Vehicle Adoption Focus for IC Bus

The school bus manufacturer strives to make deployment of cleaner school buses more practical for its customers.

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